Tuesday, October 2, 2001
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Fred Risser.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 43
Relating to: memorializing Congress to establish daylight savings time year-round throughout the United States.
By
Senators
Grobschmidt, Wirch, Risser and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, La Fave, Ryba, Nass, Hoven and Hahn.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Joint Resolution 44
Relating to: expressing the Wisconsin legislature's support for our troops and the use of all force necessary to accomplish this nation's goal of ridding the world of the threat of terrorism.
By
Senators
Zien, Kanavas, Breske, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Cowles, Harsdorf, Rosenzweig, Roessler, Darling, Lazich, Plache, Huelsman, A. Lasee, Shibilski and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives D. Meyer, Krawczyk, Leibham, Nass, Walker, Suder, Albers, Jensen, Gard, Pettis, Musser, Carpenter, Ryba, Starzyk, J. Fitzgerald, Gundrum, Petrowski, Bies, Ladwig, Turner, Kestell, Owens, Jeskewitz, Urban, Meyerhofer, Ott, Freese, Stone, Hahn, Gronemus, Sykora, Seratti, Kreibich, Huebsch and F. Lasee.
To committee on Senate Organization.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 258
Relating to: the specialized transportation assistance program, minimum qualifications for the operator of a human service vehicle, the registration of human service vehicles, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Lazich, Grobschmidt and Huelsman; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Ladwig, Plale, McCormick, Steinbrink, Lassa and Krawczyk, by request of Beverly Kraemer in memory of her father, Elmer Blundell.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.
Senate Bill 259
Relating to: the deadline for filing a tax exemption report in the city of La Crosse by a church or religious association.
By
Senator
M. Meyer
; cosponsored by Representative Huebsch
.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 260
Relating to: the sales tax imposed on the sale of mobile telecommunications services.
By
Senator
Jauch
; cosponsored by Representatives M. Lehman, Ainsworth, Jeskewitz, Lippert, Meyerhofer, Musser, Olsen and Stone.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 261
Relating to: increasing a school district's revenue limit for heating costs.
By
Senators
Baumgart, Plache, Burke, Risser, Moen and Grobschmidt; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Pocan, Ott, Sinicki, Boyle, Staskunas, Plouff, M. Lehman, J. Lehman, La Fave, Meyerhofer, Coggs, Miller, Ryba, Bies and Wasserman.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 262
Relating to: creating a loan program for teachers of mathematics, science and special education in the Milwaukee Public Schools and in low-income school districts, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Grobschmidt, Plache, Burke and Robson; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Krug, Black, Carpenter, La Fave, Young, Turner, Pocan, Ryba, Sykora, J. Lehman, Plale, Musser and Miller.
To committee on Education.
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The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 118
Relating to: the procedures for changing the number of school board members, for establishing a plan of apportionment of school board members, and for providing election to numbered seats on a school board.
Passage.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Roessler, Darling, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
Relating to: the Wisconsin School for the Deaf and creating a deaf and hard-of-hearing education council.
Passage.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Roessler, Darling, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 235
Relating to: requiring instruction in public schools on the history of organized labor in America and the collective bargaining process.
Passage.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson and Erpenbach.
Noes, 5 - Senators
Roessler, Darling, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Richard Grobschmidt
Chairperson
The committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 157
Relating to: health insurance coverage of nervous and mental disorders, alcoholism, and other drug abuse problems.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Moen, Robson, Erpenbach, M. Meyer and Rosenzweig.
Noes, 4 - Senators
Breske, Cowles, S. Fitzgerald and Lazich.
Rodney Moen
Chairperson
The committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 196
Relating to: state fleet management and consideration of vehicle's fuel economy and safety ratings.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, Baumgart, A. Lasee and Schultz.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 240
Relating to: designating STH 122 as the Walt Bresette Memorial Highway.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, Baumgart, A. Lasee and Schultz.
Noes, 0 - None.
